Water-elevator



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL F. JONES, OF ST. PAUL, INDIANA.

WATER-ELEVATOR.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 56,228, dated July 10, 1866.

To all whom' it may concern:

Beit known that 1, SAMUEL F. JONES, of

St. Paul, in the county of Decatur and State of Indiana, have invented a new and Improved Water-Elevator; and I do hereby declare that the following is a dull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a side central view.

The nature of my invention consists in the novel arrangement of the pendant g, standard o, valve s, and spout x, together with the screen T.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

The curb A is made the ordinary size and shape of well-curbs.

The spout D may be in two parts, one inside and one outside; or it may pass through the front board.

The bucket B is an ordinary well-bucket, with the spout x attached to the bottom, covering the hole in the bottom and extending to the front edge et the bucket.x

The valve s is secured to the back part of the bottom, on the inside, so as to rise from the front.

The standard o is attached to the top of the valve s near the center, and extends up about four inches, with the upper end curved back.

The pendant g is secured to the center of the cross-bar t, and hangs down, extending below the upper end of the standard o, with its lower end curved forward.

The Wheel C is provided with sharp cogs, tting the ordinary iiat wire chain P. Said wheel is held in position by means of the ratchetwheel m and pawl c.' The paw`l is lifted by means of the wire f, which extends,

back through the screen T, Fig. 1. The bucket is counterbalanccd by the weight R.

The top of the curb is made in two parts, T and u, and is rendered portable by means of dowel-pins and buttons n n. The back part, u, is covered with sheet-iron or wood, with the front part extending over the ends about onehalf inch to receive the screen T underneath it. The screen T is held to its place by the buttons n u in front.

The object of the screen is to admit a free circulation of air in the well or cistermand at the same time prevent anything from being thrown into the well; also, to prevent rats or other small animals from getting into the well.

The operation of my water-elevator is as follows: The operator takes hold or" the crank H, and, after lifting the pawl c by drawing the wire f out,lets the bucket B down into the well. As soon as the bucket strikes the Water the valve s will rise, and the bucket will sink -endwise into the water, filling from the bottom. The bucket is then raised to the wheel, with the pendant g front of the standard o. As soon as the back edge of the bucket strikes the under side of the wheel the bottom or lower part of the bucket swings forward. This brings the standard o in contact with the pendant g, which forces the standard back and opens the valve, at the same time bringing the front end of the spout x over the rear end of the spout D, and the water passes through the spouts fr and D into the vessel below. The quantity is regulated by slacking the hold on the crank, and letting the bucket swing back.

Thus, bythis novel arrangement, it will be seen that a very simple, cheap, and effective water-elevator is produced.

Having thus fully described the construction and operation of my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. Operating the valve s through the medium of the standard o and pendant g, when constructed and arranged substantially as shown and described, for the purpose set forth.-

2. In combination with the foregoing, the standard o and pendant g, the spoutsxand D, and the screen T, when constructed and arranged as shown and described, for the purpose set forth. Y

SAMUEL E. JONES..

Witnesses:

I. W. GRAY, W. D. SAPI?. 

